A manufacturer produces cylindrical cans of fruit as shown. To use a formula to find the surface area of each​ can, you need to find the radius of each can. What step should you perform to find the radius of each​ can? Use a formula to find the surface area of each can. Use 3.14 for pi.

Question

The surface area of each can is about V in. squared.
Radius = 4 3/4
Base = 5 3/4

Solve for V.

Answer 1

To find the radius of each can, you should divide the base diameter by 2.

Given that the diameter of the base is 5 3/4 inches, we can calculate the radius as follows:

Radius = 5 3/4 / 2
Radius = 23/4 / 2
Radius = 23/8
Radius = 2 7/8 inches

Now that we have the radius, we can calculate the surface area of the can using the formula for the surface area of a cylinder:

Surface Area = 2 * pi * radius^2 + 2 * pi * radius * height

Given that the height of the can is not provided in the question, we are unable to calculate the exact surface area. However, we can substitute the values for pi and radius into the formula:

Surface Area = 2 * 3.14 * (2 7/8)^2 + 2 * 3.14 * (2 7/8) * height

We can simplify the equation and leave it in terms of height until the height value has been provided.